Question

3 multiple choice 1 point arturo drove through an intersection without looking and hit vincents car that he had driven into the intersection without obeying a stop sign. arturo sued vincent. the jury found that arturos fault contributed 20 percent to the collision and determined that his total loss was $100,000. under comparative negligence, the jury should award arturo $20,000 $80,000 $100,000 nothing 4 multiple choice 1 point negligence concerns harm that: is unforeseeable. arises intentionally arises by accident. is always substantial. 5 multiple choice 1 point bob, a weak swimmer, ignored warning signs in a recreational swimming area and went into deep water. he soon tired and realized that he could not make it back to shore. seeing kelly, he cried out for help. kelly, however, ignored the pleas. bob was finally saved by dorothy, but suffered partial brain damage by being submerged without oxygen for a number of minutes. bob now sues kelly for negligence for failing to save him. bob will: prevail because society places a duty on people to help each other and kelly breached this duty, resulting in bobs suffering injury. lose because kelly had no legal duty to rescue him. lose even though kelly had a legal duty to save him, since bob will not be able to prove that kellys failure to act was the proximate cause of his injuries. lose because a reasonable person could not have foreseen that someone in a recreation area could not swim well.

Explanation:

Question 3:

Comparative negligence reduces damages by the plaintiff's fault percentage. Arturo's total loss is $100,000, and he is 20% at fault, so his award is reduced by 20%.

Question 4:

Negligence involves harm that occurs due to careless, accidental conduct, not intentional acts or unforeseeable harm.

Question 5:

In most jurisdictions, there is no general legal duty to rescue a stranger unless a special relationship exists. Kelly had no such duty to Bob.

Answer:

1. $80,000
2. arises by accident.
3. lose because Kelly had no legal duty to rescue him.